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APPENDIX 44

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Crime Statistics

Police Cases

Type of offence

Violent Crime

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

1993

1994

Number of persons arrested

1994

1995

1995

1993

Rape

103

100

103

97

84

102

Indecent assault

1 030

1066

1 099

607

677

744

Murder and manslaughter

86

96

73

96

91

81

Attempted murder

6

2

7

6

3

3

Wounding

1 216

1 517

1 727

1 051

1 129

1 255

Serious assault

4 857

4 832

5 233

3 620

3 757

4 149

Assault on police

888

854

912

585

578

583

Kidnapping and child stealing

10

6

7

24

14

7

Cruelty to child

80

109

126

75

104

118

Criminal intimidation

653

880

890

551

604

704

Robbery with firearms

22

14

8

24

12

7

Robbery with pistol like object

269

173

153

96

64

32

Other robberies

6 746

6 082

5 393

2 370

2 152

1 834

Aggravated burglary

4

7

2

6

Blackmail

859

837

743

888

923

795

Arson

629

660

606

129

121

108

Total

17 454

17 232

17 087

10 219

10 315

10 528

Non-Violent Crime

Burglary

13 711

13 505

13 171

1 758

1 673

1956

Snatching

1 528

1 633

1 547

280

335

309

Pickpocketing

687

863

993

383

435

440

Shop theft

6 497

7 213

7 568

6 220

6 911

7 469

Theft from vehicle

3555

3 804

3 765

1 041

1 028

1 021

Taking conveyance without authority

4 698

4 635

4 386

444

386

447

Other thefts

11 872

12 988

15 047

4 791

5 579

6 075

Handling stolen goods

231

211

286

290

285

362

Deception, fraud and forgery

2 483

3 201

4 093

1 373

1 955

2 270

Sexual offences other than rape and

indecent assault

917

1 256

1 289

787

1 158

1 174

Manufacturing and trafficking of

dangerous drugs

3506

4 618

5.701

4 155

5 224

6 403

Serious immigration offences

4 038

4 021

4 117

4 018

4 013

4.030

Criminal damage

4. 303

5 154

5 216

1 616

1 867

1 978

Unlawful society offences

1308

1 512

1 445

705

857

989

Possession of arms, ammunition and

offensive weapon

903

870

738

1005

942

752

Other crimes

4 873

5 088

5 437

5 957

6 821

6 895

Total

65 110

70 572

74 799

34 823

39 469

42 570

Grand Total

82 564

87 804

91 886

45 042

49 784

53 098

Overall crime rate (number of crime

per 100 000 population)

Overall detection rate

1 394.9

1 448.6

1 484.5

48.7%

50.3%

52.0%

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